84 South 1st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

84 South 1st Street is a five-story, eight-unit residential building in Williamsburg, owned by Ben Schlesinger and constructed in 2011. The property has experienced several significant issues over the past few years, with the most recent concerns focusing on elevator safety and potential illegal hotel operations.

In July 2022, the building faced a violation for having a single elevator device with no alternate service, which resulted in an Oath Violation. Additionally, there was a complaint regarding illegal hotel rooms in residential spaces, though the inspector was unable to gain access during two attempts in June and October 2022. The building has a history of boiler-related compliance issues, with multiple violations issued in January 2020 for failing to file the required annual boiler inspection reports for 2017, though these were eventually dismissed in 2022.

A more recent elevator-related violation from September 2019 remains active, concerning failure to correct defects identified during a 2017 inspection and test. Between 2020 and 2022, there were several DOB violations recorded with "None" specified in the description, though these were resolved, and records indicate other defects were subsequently corrected. While most violations have been resolved or dismissed, the ongoing elevator-related issues and history of compliance problems suggest a pattern of maintenance and safety concerns that have required multiple inspections and corrections over the years.